Day1.i Flashcards

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faction

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a group, usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause, disagreement within an organization

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2
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facile

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fluent, skillful in a superificial way, easy

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3
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facetious

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humorous, not serious, clumsily humorous

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4
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exult

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to rejoice, to celebrate

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5
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extricate

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to free from difficulty

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6
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extol

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to praise highly, to laud

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7
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explicit

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clearly and directly expressed

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expedient

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providing an immediate advantage, serving one’s immediate self-interest, practical

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expatriate

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to throw (someone) out of his or her native land, to maove away from one’s native land, to emigrate

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10
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exonerate

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to free completely from blame, to exculpate

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11
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exigency

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an emergency, an urgency

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12
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exhort

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to urge strongly, to give a serious warning to

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13
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exasperate

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to annoy thoroughly, to make very angry, to try to patience of

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14
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exalt

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to raise high, to glorify

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15
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evanescent

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fleeting, vanishing, happening for only the briefest period

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16
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ethereal

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hewavenly, as light and insubstantial as a gas or ether

17
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espouse

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to support, to advocate

18
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esoteric

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hard to understand, understood by only a select few, peculiar

19
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equivocal

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ambiguous, intentionally confusing, capable of being interpreted in more than one way

20
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equitable

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fair